Antislip device for horseshoes



ANTISLIP DEVICE FOR HORSESHOES.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 24,1920.

WW W Patented June 13, 1922;

.ing piece of inverted BER/BEAM PARROT)? GRAY, OF SUTTON COLDFIELD,ENGLAND.

ANTISLIP DEVICE FOR HORSESHOES.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Patgntlgd Jun 13 1922 Application filedJanuary 2a, 1920. Serial No. 353,782.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, BERTRAM' 'Panno'rr Ganjasubject of His Majesty The King of Great Britain and Ireland, residingat Ellangowan, Bishops Road, Sutton Coldfield, England, have inventednew and useful Improvements in Antislip Devices for Horseshoes, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention has reference to improved anti-slip devices forhorseshoes.

According to my invention a steel rough- U-shape in cross-section isprovided and adapted to be placed between the sides of the shoe to bearagainst the under side of the frog, or against the under side of thehoof at or near the toe,

with its two flanges or roughs crosswise of the shoe; and this roughingbar has two thin side wings preferably made separately from the U-shapedroughing pieces as a thin fiat section resilient crossbar which passesthrough and fits in the channel underneath the web of the invertedchannel section roughing piece and projects beyond the same to form thesaid two side wings which fit on the top of the shoe to which they aresecured before the shoe is nailed on the hoof. Or as a modification theside wings may be inade integral with the channel section roughingpiece.

By the two flanges or roughs of the roughing piece coming into contactwith the road crosswise of the shoe, an efficient grip is obtained toprevent shpping. The said inverted. channel between the two flanges orroughs may, if desired, be filled in with indiarubber or rope or othersuitable material.

y In order to form a proper level bearing for the frog on the top of theroughing piece, I may provide a covering strip of thin sheet-metal whichcovers the same and the resilient cross-bar and is preferably fixed tothe latter by any convenient means, as by cross bands of thin metalwhich embrace the covering strip of the cross-bar.

Or as a modification the central portion of the resilient cross-bar maybe rebated or set down for a distance equal to the thickness of the webof the roughing piece so that the topof the latter will be about flushwith the top of the cross-bar.

My invention is illustrated by the accompanying drawings, of which-Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional eleva- Fig. 6 is a back elevationof a modified form of the combined U-shaped roughing p ece and its sidewings constructed iii one plece;

Fig. 7 is a plan of the same;

8 is an end view of the same;

Fig. 9 1s a rear elevation of a further modification of the combinedroughing piece and its resilient cross-bar furnished with a thinsheet-metal covering bar;

Fig. 10 is a plan of the same Fig. 11 is a cross-section of the same;

Fig. 12 is a sectional back elevation of a further modified form of theroughing piece and its resilient cross-bar;

Fig. 13 is a rear elevation of the resilient cross-bar shown in Fig. 12separately; and

F iga 14 is a plan ofthe same,

is the U-shaped steel roughingpiece, and this is situated between thesides of the shoe B preferably at the back part thereof as shown, and Ois the thin fiat section resilient cross-bar which forms the two sidewings and which passes through and fits in the channel underneath theweb 1 and 'between the twoside flanges 2 of the roughing piece A andalso projects far enough at each side of the same to fit on to the topof the heel parts of the shoe to which the said crossbar O is secured byany convenient means, as

by the head parts of horseshoe nails passing through holes 3 in thecross-bar O and through corresponding holes in the shoe and clinchedover if necessary on the under side of the shoe. Or other suitable meansmay be provided for securing the resilient crossbar O to the shoe.

When the shoe is in use the frog bears on the upper surface of the webof the roughing piece A, and by the two flanges or roughs 2 coming intocontact with the road, an efiicient grip is formed to prevent slipping.The flat section resilient cross-bar C is preferably made with a gap 4at each side, the terminations 5 of which form rebates or shouldersagainst which the sides of the roughing piece A bear and by which saidroughing piece is prevented from moving longitudinally oi" the cross-barC.

If the frog is not low enough for the upper face of the web of theroughing piece A to bear against it, then this space can be madeup withindiarubber or other suitable material fixed in between the top surfaceof the roughing piece and the under side of the frog.

If desired as a modification, as shown for instance in Figs. 6, 7, and8, the roughing piece and resilient cross bar may be made as an integralmember having two side wings C (3 but the latter in this case must bereduced in thickness by forging or other suitable means so as to fit onto the top of the shoe and project but very little above the uppersurface of the same.

As a further modification a strip or piece of leather or other suitablematerial may be substituted for the resilient cross-bar C and may bearranged to pass through the roughing piece A as above described and befixed. to the top surface of the shoeunder the boot by rivetsor othersuitable means, and may also be fixed to the web 1 of the rough ingpiece A by rivets or other suitable means, as will readily beunderstood.

Two or more of the said roughing pieces A combined with their cross-barsC or side wings may if desired be used with one and the same shoe andarranged say one at the heel and the other near the toe and with orwithout a third roughing piece or cross-bar in an intermediate position,or in some cases the intermediate one may be used without the others orwith only one of them, as will readily be understood.

In order to afford a comparatively proper level bearing for the frog onthe top surface of the resilient cross-bar, I may provide on the top ofthe roughing piece A and its resilient cross-bar C a covering strip D(see Figs. 9, l0 and 11) of thin sheet-metal which covers the same andis preferably fixed to the resilient crossbar C by any convenient means,as by cross bands E of thin metal which embrace the covering strip andthe cross-bar. The nail heads 'or other means which secure the cross-barto the horseshoe also pass through corresponding holes in the coveringstrip.

Or asa further modification of my invenportion is in tion (see Figs. l2,l3 and '14:) the central portion 6 of the resilient cross-bar is rebatedor depressed for a distance equal to the thickness of the web 1 of theroughing bar fit, this rebated part being of about the same width as theroughing bar so that the top of the latter will fit therein and be aboutflush with the top of the cross-bar C.

r as a further modification, the side parts 7 and 8 may be extended andthinned down by pressure as in Fig. 5* so as to avoid the two suddensteps that there otherwise might be between the level of the roughingpiece A and the top of the resilient cross-bar C.

What I claim my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is l. Adevice of the class described, comprising a member having a web portionand a pair of rigid flanges projecting at right angles thereto, andmeans for securing said member to a horseshoe, whereby the web positionto abut against the frog of a horses hoof and the flanges extendtransversely of the shoe between the sides thereof for engaging the roadwith their longitudinal edges.

2. it levice of the class described, comprising a rigid U-shaped member,and a resilient member fitting between the flanges of said U -shapedmember and adapted to be secured at its ends to a horseshoe, whereby theU-shaped member extends transversely of the shoe with its web inposition to abut the frog of a horses hoof and its flanges extendingtransversely of the shoe, for engaging the road withtheir longi tudinaledges.

3. A device of the class described, comprising a rigid Ushaped member, aresilient member fitting between the flanges of said U-shaped member andadapted to be secured at its ends to a horseshoe, so that the U- shapedmember extends transversely of the shoe with its web in position to abutthe frog ot a horses hoof and its flanges extending transversely of theshoe, for engaging the road with their longitudinal edges, and means formaintaining said members against longitudinal movement one relatively tothe other. I

In testimonywhereof I have signed my name to this specification.

'BERTRAM PARROTT GRAY,

